Ministers pledge £90m to help save birds, beavers and beetles from extinction (www.independent.co.uk)

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Ministers have pledged £90 million to safeguard hundreds of England’s most threatened native wildlife from extinction.

This funding, which the Environment Department (Defra) calls the largest-ever investment in species protection, will support efforts to reintroduce or bolster populations of birds, beavers, beetles, snails, spiders, and seahorses across England.

Hundreds of local projects will receive a share of £60 million through Natural England’s species recovery programme over the next three years, Defra said.

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[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Labour party making token moves to prevent further losses to the Green party. Far to little, far too late for this UK voter. I've never known a party that met my personal wish list. Funded NHS and social care, actively reduce the wealth gap that that is worse than ever, tax the rich companies, oppose wars of terror, save the planet.

[-] AnnieByniaeth@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

Beavers? They've only just been reintroduced! Don't tell me they're already in trouble? 😯

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